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Unschooling Home School Method
It was a public education officer by the name of John Holt who championed an educational system that rejected traditional schooling where pupils were dictated to by a teacher. Unschooling children would learn at their own pace and discovered education through experience of cookery, playing, personal hobbies, work experience, social behavioural methods and group classes. Unschooling encouraged children to explore interact and indulge in activities they wished to.
The belief is that the more personal the learning structure is, the more meaning would go into the child’s learning method. Unschooling argued that the standard curriculum lacked usefulness and standard grading marks were brought into question by the philosophy. The phrase “Unschooling” was first used around 1966. Home schooling and tutoring from home has had much attention in the media, but Unschooling has had little mention. Critics of Unschooling argue that children may suffer undeveloped social skills and without the motivation and direction that would normally come from teachers and/or peers, a child may end up lacking in direction.
But the philosophy behind Unschooling determines that children learn naturally and without the need or guidance from peers. Often a child that is taught in a school shares their schooling with a number of other children within a class. The procedure that would normally be adopted is that one size fits all children in that class. The child is therefore not allowed to move at a pace he or she could move much faster in, should the Unschooling method be applied.
Holt’s concept was to endorse the love of learning. He felt that learning a specific subject like Maths, Geography, Chemistry or Art and Crafts had less impact that learning the crucial methods of how we learn. The principles that Holt believed was that children all learn at different paces and adopt different learning styles.
The idea of learning in the Unschooling method means a child is far more likely to retain the information if he or she enjoyed the activities when they were being taught to them. An example of this could be that a child would struggle to remember calculus lessons or Latin classes because a lack of interest in the subjects would mean the child struggled to remember vital knowledge. Whereas learning English literature from books like Treasure Island or Tarka the Otter, often had children mesmerized by the book’s contents and information was subsequently much more easily retained.
Watch what you Watch
Is your living room the site of daily murders? Do you routinely entertain guests who swear at you and make fun of your faith?
Have you ever had somebody drop by and try to convince you that sexual sin is a joking matter and that violence is entertaining?
You’ve had all these things happen in your house if you’ve watched many of the programs on TV. This is not late-breaking news. The moral content of television has been on the decline for years. But that doesn’t mean we have to go down with it.
The psalmist, who knew as much about TV as most of us know about tending sheep, said, “Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things” (Ps. 119:37). That’s a good verse to post over our TV set.
For the most part, the entertainment world is serious about casting off restraints. Just as seriously, we should protect our minds. These guidelines can help:
- Avoid jokes about sex (1 Cor. 6:18; Eph. 5:3-4,12).
- Don’t listen to vulgar language (Eph. 5:4).
- Don’t let ads cause you to covet (Ex. 20:17; Col. 3:5).
- Don’t let your eyes cause you to sin (Mt. 18:9).
Honor God with your viewing habits. When it comes to entertainment, watch what you watch. Temptation’s face is young and soft And smooth in its appeal; But when it’s through it ruins lives With velvet fists of steel. —Gustafson
Use self-control with your remote control.This article first appeared Our Daily Bread on November 24, 1997 at http://odb.org/1997/11/24/watch-what-you-watch/ — by Dave Branon. I have linked to it for the purposes of encouraging those young children to be mindful when TV is on in the family room. ## An Encouragement to Watch what you Watch
What happens if you don\’t watch what you watch
*https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/peacemeal/201301/what-happens-if-you-dont-watch-what-you-watch
Classical Education – Homeschool Method
“A Classical Education” – The Classical Homeschool Method
Classical homeschooling has been around for many years. This method has been taught by people who were known to be the “greatest minds” in history!
The classical approach to homeschooling prepares the student to be able to learn on their own.
“The classic tools for learning are rhetoric, relate, research, record, and reason.”
When a child begins school they will begin with the three basics, reading, writing, and arithmetic. As they grow they will go on to the next stages of compositions, collections, and dialectic stages. (This second stage is where the student will have to be a little serious about their learning)
The best reason to homeschool with the classical homeschooling method you can build your curriculum the way you see fit. If you like history the classical approach to world history is a great way to learn about events throughout history chronologically. What is so cool is that you can pick and choose the literature and art that you would like your child to enjoy. If you are a fan of music you can let your child pick out an instrument and teach them (some are self-taught) how to play it.
Homeschooling can be a great experience because your child can dig in and enjoy each project first-hand while a main stream school may not allow your child to get involved with otherwise.(maybe because the school insurance may not allow participation)
Classic homeschooling method is getting back to the roots of our country and how it was created and who made it possible to get where we are today!
Main stream school is teaching though computers and calculators; while the classic way of teaching school is being brushed aside. Have you ever had your child come home and ask you to help them with their math homework? Everybody has had a child come home needing help with some sort of homework assignment at one point and time. While helping them you find that your child is confused because they have never seen the method you are using. (Even though your method still comes up with the same answer as the new math way) The classic homeschooling method would/can teach your child different ways to approach a problem.
The benefits from teaching your child the classical homeschooling methods are as follows,
- You can personally build the curriculum your child learns
- Your child can learn about religion and say a prayer without being told “do not do that”
- You can make learning fun not long, drawn out, and boring
- Build a strong bond with your child
- Work on areas your child is weak in without the pressure from others embarrassing your child
- Give your child extra help on areas they do not understand
- Works great with your schedule
- Stay clear of problem children, bullies, etc.
- Teach them values, morals, beliefs
- One on one teaching
- Make education a family thing
- Teach your child how to approach hard situations
- Take trips that are fun and educational when you feel like it without a schedule
Classical education should not die because of the electronic age is taking over. Our children can thrive and learn respect for our country by going back to what you believe is important for your child to learn through classical homeschooling.
The “Classical Education” approach to homeschooling prepares the student to be able to learn on their own, it’s main focus is on a rigorous academic curriculum of reading, writing, math, classic languages. What is a Classical Education?
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